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Re: Class of 2014 - PrinceLightfoot - 07-01-2013

Interesting tweet from Harrison Phillips this morning:

https://twitter.com/horribleharry99/status/351734125671100417

Looks like the hometown Cornhuskers aren't a lock for his commitment.

Re: Class of 2014 - Bruce Wang - 07-01-2013

When my dad got approached by a headhunter for a job in Nebraska, my sister hoped that he'd take the job so that it would increase her chances of getting into Stanford.

Re: Class of 2014 - FarmBoy - 07-01-2013

We're moving to North Dakota in 10 years right before my oldest starts to apply for college.

Re: Class of 2014 - needle - 07-01-2013

I think this is the most interesting Harrison Phillips tweet:
Quote:ATTENTION: Husker nation who live in Omaha, my dad needs help with finding a job. He is a purchasing manager with 30 years of experience.</p>&mdash; Harrison Phillips (@horribleharry99)


Re: Class of 2014 - FarmBoy - 07-01-2013

Doesn't that automatically raise alarm bells with the NCAA? Asking Husker nation to help your dad get a job? Even if he's totally qualified for the position, it just sounds like a shady arrangement. And when a Nebraska fan hires your dad, what kind of pressure does this kid have to sign the LOI or risk his dad losing his job... Sounds sketchy to say the least.

Re: Class of 2014 - stanfan - 07-01-2013

I saw the same tweet and wondered if he wasn't a lock to be a Husker. 

Re: Class of 2014 - terry - 07-01-2013

Wow, that is really wrong. I hope Nebraska has a strong compliance department.

Re: Class of 2014 - washingtonismoney - 07-01-2013

Joey Alfieri one of the top 10 athletes at the Opening:

https://twitter.com/GCobbJr/status/351839321453629441

Re: Class of 2014 - AthleticsDynasty - 07-01-2013

Alfieri along with Downs are the top 2 guys left on the board IMO

Re: Class of 2014 - slide - 07-02-2013

(07-01-2013, 08:20 PM)AthleticsDynasty link Wrote:Alfieri along with Downs are the top 2 guys left on the board IMO

I'd go with Watkins and Spain

Re: Class of 2014 - yvonne - 07-02-2013

OL Austin Hall told Rivals some interesting things that we need to keep in mind as we watch recruiting over the next month. First he said that offers have to go through Shaw, who is on vacation until the end of the month, so don't expect any new offers this month. I suppose that would be true of commitments, as well. He's listed as a three-star, but he looked good to this untrained eye in his camp competitions.

He said something interesting in discussing Stanford's camp. We apparently teach footwork differently than other schools, and our OL get into their stance differently. I guess that's because we play a different style of football from other schools. It might also have an impact on who is offered and who commits.

I found what he said about education to be interesting. In the past, many athletes have spoken of a good education as something to "fall back on." This implies that they're primarily concerned with athletics, but that they're hedging their bets against unexpectedly bad development or injury. However, Hall referred to it as "to move forward with," which shows it's important to him irrespective of how far he goes in football.

Riddle me this - Redrum - 07-02-2013

How the hell does a head coach of a (currently) top tier Div. 1 program take a whole month off to sail and tour the Mediterranean and Europe?

I am not begrudging any of these coaches time off.  Lord knows the job is tough enough and doesn't go away on most weekends.  But it astonishes me that a HC can and did do this.  I know how time off can refresh mental energy, enthusiasm and actually let him spend time with the family.  I just don't see how a HC can tune out the  hounds-to-the-hunt rush during prime recruiting time.  Maybe now, or never.  Or his spouse and family put their foot (feet?) down and forced the issue.  Hope he can pull it off.  It's a good example for lots of other coaches whose families pay the price.  Now, Sonny Dykes doesn't get a vacation.  Maybe in four years after he's accomplished something.

(I know a little bit about what I speak.  An in-law of mine, now in the NFL,  trod the beaten path as a college assistant and then head coach for decades.  His family turned out OK but his idea of time off was mostly sneaking out in the afternoons for an occasional round of golf...with some other coaches.  A month off would be unthinkable.)




Re: Class of 2014 - yvonne - 07-02-2013

I hope he can and and does pull it off. I knew a former NFL player and college coach who appeared to have a good home life. It turned out not to be the case. David's wife and kids need a husband and father more than we need a winning football team. As Tip O'Neill said at my Stanford graduation, "No one says at the end of his life that he wished he had spent more time at the office."

The assistants are managing the recruiting, at least according to the same article, which says Bloomgren has spent more time with the player since camp.

Doing things well is important, but so is doing things right.

Re: Riddle me this - oman - 07-02-2013

(07-02-2013, 09:45 AM)Redrum link Wrote:How the hell does a head coach of a (currently) top tier Div. 1 program take a whole month off to sail and tour the Mediterranean and Europe?

Fax machines and brobdingnagian satellite phones?

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Re: Riddle me this - washingtonismoney - 07-02-2013

(07-02-2013, 09:45 AM)Redrum link Wrote:How the hell does a head coach of a (currently) top tier Div. 1 program take a whole month off to sail and tour the Mediterranean and Europe?

I dunno, but Urban Meyer and James Franklin are all on vacation right now and incommunicado. Meyer and staff's non-presence in Columbus annoyed a visiting five-star recruit and apparently restive Nashville media are wondering where Franklin is during this sexual assault scandal.

Re: Riddle me this - Bruce Wang - 07-02-2013

(07-02-2013, 09:45 AM)Redrum link Wrote:How the hell does a head coach of a (currently) top tier Div. 1 program take a whole month off to sail and tour the Mediterranean and Europe?

The NFL is supposedly even more of a grind and Belichick is touring Europe with Bon Jovi.  Apparently they made him a special pass with his face on it.

Re: Class of 2014 - yvonne - 07-02-2013

I don't thin David Shaw will be among them. He works hard, and his family will be well taken care of. There's more to life than making money.

Re: Class of 2014 - Bruce Wang - 07-02-2013

(07-02-2013, 10:28 AM)Yvonne link Wrote:I don't thin David Shaw will be among them. He works hard, and his family will be well taken care of. There's more to life than making money.

My quote was of a general nature and not directed negatively towards Coach Shaw.  Since he's my class, I know he's in his 40s.  In fact, he's probably a case study of somebody that worked very hard in his 20s and 30s and is now reaping its rewards.



Re: Class of 2014 - FarmBoy - 07-02-2013

Quote:As Al Franken said at my sister's Harvard graduation, "You know I think there are people at their deathbed that thought to themselves.  I should have worked harder in my 20s and 30s.  My life would have turned out better."

In my experience, people who worked harder than their peers in their 20's and 30's end up working harder than their peers in their 40's, 50's, and 60's. Hard work begets more responsibility begets more hard work. I'm sure there's the occasional "I hit the dotcom jackpot and now I sit at home all day and play video games" but even those who hit the jackpot seem to go back to the well to see if they can hit it harder the next time. I personally can't fathom how Larry and Sergey can keep motivated with their personal wealth. But I guess that's part of what explains how they founded google and I joined the Fortune 500 after my first start up went bust.

Re: Riddle me this - Red State - 07-02-2013

(07-02-2013, 09:45 AM)Redrum link Wrote:How the hell does a head coach of a (currently) top tier Div. 1 program take a whole month off to sail and tour the Mediterranean and Europe?

I am not begrudging any of these coaches time off.  Lord knows the job is tough enough and doesn't go away on most weekends.  But it astonishes me that a HC can and did do this.  I know how time off can refresh mental energy, enthusiasm and actually let him spend time with the family.  I just don't see how a HC can tune out the  hounds-to-the-hunt rush during prime recruiting time.  Maybe now, or never.  Or his spouse and family put their foot (feet?) down and forced the issue.  Hope he can pull it off.  It's a good example for lots of other coaches whose families pay the price.  Now, Sorry Yikes doesn't get a vacation.  Maybe in four years after he's accomplished something.

(I know a little bit about what I speak.  An in-law of mine, now in the NFL,  trod the beaten path as a college assistant and then head coach for decades.  His family turned out OK but his idea of time off was mostly sneaking out in the afternoons for an occasional round of golf...with some other coaches.  A month off would be unthinkable.)

Shaw went to Spain last summer for a few weeks and the team turned out okay. This could be called a "Save The Marriage" getaway as Shaw won't being seeing too much of his family for the next six or seven months. Dave Tipton told me that all the coaches took off for lengthy vacations following the summer football camps. And while recruitment is a year-round process, this is not "prime" recruiting time.